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His oils and charcoal drawings earned him awards from the Cowboy Artists of America. He was named Western Artist of the Year by the National Wildlife Art Collectors Society. In 1988, he was awarded the Rungius Medal from the National Museum of Wildlife Art for his painting Late Arrivals, Green River Rendezvous .
Classical Realism is characterized by love for the visible world and the great traditions of Western art, including Classicism, Realism and Impressionism.The movement's aesthetic is classical in that it exhibits a preference for order, beauty, harmony and completeness; it is realist because its primary subject matter comes from the representation of nature based on the artist's observation. [5]
Morris offered him a pencil and paper at two years of age, and by the age of four, Congo had made 400 drawings and paintings. His style has been described as "lyrical abstract impressionism". [3] Media reaction to Congo's painting abilities were mixed, although relatively positive and accepted with interest.
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A detailed history of the painting, the actual crossing of the Delaware by American forces, and the life of Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze. Fischer, David Hackett (2004). Washington's Crossing. Oxford, England; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517034-2. Barratt, Carrie Rebora (Fall 2011). "Washington Crossing the Delaware and the ...
Roger Cooke heavily researched his motifs before painting. His style is best known for its soft backgrounds and realistic people. Roger Cooke died on March 27, 2012, after a three year battle with Multiple Myeloma cancer. The website with his artwork was maintained by his wife Edna Cooke until her passing on June 7, 2017. The website no longer ...
The large animal is dwarfed by the storm and the landscape, with the sunlit plains of Italy opening up beyond. In the foreground, Salassian tribesmen are fighting Hannibal's rearguard, confrontations that are described in the histories of Polybius and Livy. The painting measures 146 × 237.5 centimetres (57.5 × 93.5 in).
A hare runs along the track in the bottom right of the painting, possibly symbolizing speed itself. [5] Some think this is a reference to the limits of technology. [2] Others believe the animal is running in fear of the new machinery and Turner meant to hint at the danger of man's new technology destroying the sublime elements of nature. [10]